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chap 7
vocab
Question | Answer |
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Monopoly | Exists when competition is lacking for a product or service, or when producers are in a position to control the supply and price of goods and services |
Price Discrimination | setting different prices for different customers |
False advertising | advertising that is misleading in a material respect or in any way that could influence the customer's purchase or use of the product. |
Bankruptcy | A legal process that allows selling assets to pay off debts. |
Paten | An agreement in which the federal government gives an inventor the sole right for 20 years to make, use and sell, and invention. |
Copyright | similar to a patent in that the federal government gives an author the sole right to reproduce, publish, and sell literary or artistic work for the life of the author plus 70 years. |
Trademark | A distinguishing name, symbol, or special mark placed on a good or service that is legally reserved for the sole use owner |
Information liability | Resposibility for physical or economic injury arising from incorrect data or wrongful use of data. |
Cookies | Files of information about the user that some Websites create and store on the user's own computer |
Interstate Commerce | business operations and transactions that cross over state lines. |
Intrastate Commerce | buisness transacted within a state. |
licensing | A way limit and control those who plan to enter certain types of businesses |
Public franchise | A contract that permits a person or organization to use public propert for private profit |
building codes | Codes that regulate late physical features of structures. |
zoning | Regulations that specify which lang areas may be used for homes and which areas may be used for different types of businesses. |